Shotguns are not everyone’s favorite weapon of choice when deciding what weapon is the “go to” device for protecting the castle or ourselves. First, they are unwieldy and awkward. They are loud and have a lot of recoil that, for … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
"International Invitation"
For those International readers of this blog we invite you to leave us a message or comments that tells us about yourself, and the country that you’re from. Since we’ve started monitoring our International traffic status for the Guntoter Forum … Continue reading
Building Your Gear – 3 of 3, Substitutions and Interim Items
This is the third in my initial series on building up gear. For the earlier articles look here and here. As mentioned in earlier articles, you can sometimes substitute something you have or something that is less expensive to “hold … Continue reading
Where I Came From America
From my earliest recollection of where I came from becomes clearer the older I get. As a child we heard, but did not quite understand. I can recall on more than one occasion hearing my Grandfather say, “I came to … Continue reading
Building Your Gear – 2 of 3, Planning a Kit
The previous article in this series is “Building Your Gear – 1 of 3, Shopping Skills”. We talked about shopping skills in the last article, now we will get into deciding what to shop for. The whole idea behind buying … Continue reading
The Right to Bear Arms – Openly
In California, the Governor recently signed a bill banning the open-carry of an unloaded firearm. As passed, this bill made it a misdemeanor for any person to carry an exposed and unloaded handgun outside a vehicle upon his or her … Continue reading
Ka-Bar TDI Law Enforcement Knife – The Long Version
I had written a long review of the Ka-Bar TDI Law Enforcement Short Knife. This is a short review of the Ka-Bar TDI Law Enforcement Long (Large) Knife. I recently received the large version of the Ka-Bar TDI Law Enforcement … Continue reading
Will I know the Time?
(Author’s note: I have posted this in the past, but many may not have read it. I think that it might be a question all may have to ask at some point in time.) I recently read several articles about … Continue reading
Holdover, Hold-under, Hold off, Hold On!!
It has been stated that “Practical Accuracy” is the ability of a gun, cartridge, and the shooter to aim and fire at a specific target… and HIT that target reliably, at will, and with confidence. Can You Draw and Fire … Continue reading
The Ka-Bar TDI – Tactical Sense for Self-Defense
In the “Old West”, carrying a large fixed-bladed knife in a sheath was a matter of course. You might find the sheath carried on the belt or shoved into the belt or sash. The knives were large, sometimes had a … Continue reading